Question

why is inner membrane of mitochondria highly folded
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Answer 1

Answer:

for increasing the surface area of the organelle.

Answer 2

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴛᴏᴄʜᴏɴᴅʀɪᴀ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ғᴏʟᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴛᴏᴄʜᴏɴᴅʀɪᴀ ɪs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴇɴᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴀᴛᴘ sʏɴᴛʜᴀsᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴛɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴘ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴜsᴇs ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴀᴛᴘ, ᴏʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ɪs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴍᴜsᴄʟᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟs, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴍɪᴛᴏᴄʜᴏɴᴅʀɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴏʟᴅs ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʟʟs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴇʟʟs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ.